00:01Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a historic visit to Algeria, marking the first-ever papal trip to the country
00:09and setting a tone of interfaith outreach.
00:12The visit is focused on promoting Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global tensions, while also honoring St. Augustine,
00:20whose roots trace back to the region.
00:23The two-day stop in Algeria has been met with mixed reactions from residents here.
00:36The Pope's visit to Algeria is a symbol of peace for Algeria.
00:41It will help make known what Algeria is with its people, its state and its culture.
00:49We can say it is an honor for Algeria.
00:55I do not attach much importance to the Pope's visit to Algeria. Whether he visits our country or not does
01:01not concern me personally.
01:03As we have noticed here, his visit came immediately after that of an Italian Prime Minister.
01:08She came for gas and energy supplies.
01:11In Algeria, a small Catholic community of about 9,000 people, mostly foreigners, lives alongside a vast Sunni Muslim majority
01:20of roughly 47 million.
01:26The Pope's visit to Algeria is a good thing for many, many reasons, and one of them is to try
01:31to move towards no emancipation is not the word.
01:35No, it is more about trying to embrace a multicultural, multi-dimensional, multi-ethnic society. So that is why it's
01:42a good thing.
01:44On the first day of his visit in Algeria, Pope Leo XIV is set to pay tribute to the 19
01:50martyrs, marking a moment of remembrance and reflection.
01:54He will also visit Augustinian nuns in Algiers who run a social services project from the Basilica, supporting people of
02:03all faiths and reinforcing a message of outreach and solidarity.
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